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40 American Cities that Everyone Should Know

Can you name these 40 significant or well-known American cities based on the following clues?
Inspired by this quiz by UG332 and this featured one
Quiz by Jeremy
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Last updated: February 12, 2021
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The largest city in the United States
New York
Its "Tea Party" in 1773 was a major point in the American Revolution
Boston
The capital of the nation
Washington D.C.
Home to the largest naval base in the world
Norfolk
Its steel industry peaked in the early 1900s when it produced over half the nation's supply
Pittsburgh
Center of the American automotive industry
Detroit
Has the busiest airport in the world
Atlanta
Largest city in the south for the first half century of American history
Charleston
Where Disney World and Universal Studios are located
Orlando
Major city home to the largest Cuban population in the United States
Miami
The first national capital of the United States, from the first Continental Congress to 1800
Philadelphia
Location of the Kennedy Space Center and launch site for several Space Shuttles
Cape Canaveral
City with severe flooding after Hurricane Katrina in 2005 due to its elevation below sea level
New Orleans
Where President John Kennedy was assassinated
Dallas
Where the Battle of the Alamo was fought
San Antonio
Its arch is the smallest National Park in America
St. Louis
Willis (or Sears) Tower was the tallest building in the world when it was finished in 1973
Chicago
Ski resort and a common entrance point to Yellowstone and Grand Teton national parks
Jackson
The larger of Minnesota's "Twin Cities," where you can find the largest mall in America
Minneapolis
The smallest city to host an NFL team
Green Bay
Its official elevation is exactly one mile above sea level
Denver
The site of a supposed UFO crash in 1947
Roswell
Has the second largest casino and gambling industry of any city in the world
Las Vegas
The largest majority Mormon city in the country
Salt Lake City
The gateway to 3 of Utah's 5 national parks
Moab
Its metro area includes two of the richest people in the world
Seattle
Home to the United States Air Force Academy and Olympic Training Facility
Colorado Springs
Location of the Johnson Space Center and NASA's Mission Control
Houston
West Coast city established during the gold rush, home to landmarks like the Golden Gate Bridge
San Francisco
The main hub of Silicon Valley and the headquarters of hundreds of tech companies
San Jose
The global center of the entertainment industry and the second largest U.S. city
Los Angeles
Upper class suburb of the above containing the zip code 90210
Beverly Hills
12,000 people died in a hurricane here in 1900, the deadliest natural disaster in US history
Galveston
The oldest city in the country, founded in 1565
St. Augustine
Ski resort town in the Rockies where the average house costs $5.4 million
Aspen
The site of a 1995 bombing by Timothy McVeigh which killed 86 people
Oklahoma City
The Star Spangled Banner was written about the assault on Fort McHenry in this city
Baltimore
Major shipping hub at the confluence of the Columbia and Willamette rivers
Portland
Banking capital of the United States and the largest city in the Carolinas
Charlotte
Location of a series of witch trials in the early 1690s
Salem
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Level 76
Feb 12, 2021
The Salem witch trials were in the 1690's, not 1890's... Also why should the whole world know what city is the smallest to host an NFL team...
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Level 74
Feb 12, 2021
Fixed the witch trial question. As for the NFL city, it is a cultural and industrial hub and is generally very well known, especially for its size. That specific question was just to make it fairly easy to guess since most other characteristics it has are also shared by other cities across the country.
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Level 45
Feb 14, 2021
Surprised that cities like Cleveland and Kansas City aren't on here but cities like Salem made it...
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Level 73
Feb 15, 2021
I agree with pretty much everything on this list except for the resort towns, like do Americans really need to know Moab over Nashville?
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Level 74
Feb 19, 2021
This wasn't intended to be a list of all of the most important cities that people should know, just some of them, so I decided to include some that aren't as prominent because I think they are interesting and they had good, easy clues. Though Nashville would have been a good addition, I will add that in whenever I update this next.
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Level 68
Jul 18, 2021
Nonsense
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Level 68
Jan 8, 2022
I didn't know you made a quiz like this, this is cool. I made a 250 city version not too long ago lol. I should have included Cape Canaveral on it, it's the only one missing